| US Patent: 1,026,040 
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| Pipe Wrench | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | William Andrew Hyle (exact or similar names) - Toronto, ON Canada |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Feb. 23, 1911 |  
| Granted: | May 14, 1912 |  
 
USPTO (New site tip)| Patent Pictures: |  |  |  | William Andrew Hyle  patent May 14, 1912 with BARCALO BUFFALO / 10 IN. - DROP FORGED - PAT 1911 example |  Google Patents
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| Description: |  | Solid frame with a circular opening for the adjusting nut and sector blocks. This construction eliminates the use of springs to prevent the wrench "locking" on pipe. 
Markings on a known example reflect the Canadian patent date (patent no. CA-136213 granted Oct. 17, 1911). 
The patent is included in a list of "relevant prior art" in the specifications for patent no. 2,555,395. |  |